Is Rex Tillerson’s Ouster Imminent? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) I’ve written before about the mutual disenchantment between him and Trump on major issues, including North Korea, the Iran nuclear deal and others. Reportedly, he called Trump a “moron” privately. The president criticized him for “wasting his time” on seeking diplomatic... Continue Reading →

Supreme Court Hears Landmark Case by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The Constitution’s Fourth Amendment affirms “(t)he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath... Continue Reading →

9th Security Council Meeting This Year on North Korea by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Nine Security Council sessions in a single year on one issue against one country may be a record number. It’s surely an example of unprecedented counterproductiveness. Instead of pushing North Korea to suspend its nuclear and ballistic... Continue Reading →

Congressional Press Office Strips RT’s Capitol Hill Credentials by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) America’s war on press freedom rages, RT and Sputnik News prime targets, all independent media threatened. Every outlet and journalist diverging from the official narrative is endangered by a nation wanting truth-telling on vital issues suppressed. Free and... Continue Reading →

US Hypocrisy on Humanitarian Conditions in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Washington bears full responsibility for humanitarian crisis conditions in Syria - war launched by Obama, escalated by Trump. Washington uses ISIS and other terrorist groups as imperial foot soldiers, supporting the scourge it pretends to oppose - Western media... Continue Reading →

Senate Tax Cut Bill Heads Toward Passage? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Drafting legislation is like sausage-making, neither a pretty sight. Comparing one to the other is offensive to sausage makers. Simply Sausage president Stanley Feder earlier said “(w)ith legislation you have hundreds of cooks - members of Congress, lobbyists, federal... Continue Reading →

World’s Leading Human Rights Abuser Points Fingers the Wrong Way by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) No nation in world history did more harm to more people over a longer duration than America - beginning before the republic was established, more ruthless today than ever, including waging war on dissent and digital... Continue Reading →

North Korean ICBM Able to Strike America? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) According to Pyongyang’s KCNA news agency, “(t)he ICBM Hwasong-15 type weaponry system (test-fired Tuesday) is an intercontinental ballistic rocket tipped with super-large heavy warhead which is capable of striking the whole mainland of the US.” The ballistic missile tested... Continue Reading →

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: The Hundred Billion Dollar Man by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) It’s an obscenity, not a mark of distinction or impressive achievement - symbolic of unprecedented wealth inequality in a nation obsessed with super-wealth and profit-making for its privileged class. It comes at the expense of a growing underclass,... Continue Reading →

Washington Urged to Bomb Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) On November 28, speaking at a Washington DC Forum on the nuclear threat in 2017 and global efforts to reduce the likelihood of their use, John Kerry said Israel, the Saudis and Egypt pushed the Obama administration to bomb Iran before... Continue Reading →